Deborah Imel Nelson

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Publications

  1. ncbi The global burden of selected occupational diseases and injury risks: Methodology and summary
    Deborah Imel Nelson
    Protection of the Human Environment, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
    Am J Ind Med 48:400-18. 2005
  2. ncbi The global burden of occupational noise-induced hearing loss
    Deborah Imel Nelson
    Occupational and Environmental Health Unit, Protection of the Human Environment, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
    Am J Ind Med 48:446-58. 2005
  3. ncbi The global burden of disease due to occupational carcinogens
    Timothy Driscoll
    ELMATOM Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia
    Am J Ind Med 48:419-31. 2005
  4. ncbi Estimating the global burden of low back pain attributable to combined occupational exposures
    Laura Punnett
    Department of Work Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, USA
    Am J Ind Med 48:459-69. 2005
  5. ncbi The global burden due to occupational injury
    Marisol Concha-Barrientos
    Asociación Chilena de Seguridad, Av Vicuña Mackenna, Santiago, Chile
    Am J Ind Med 48:470-81. 2005
  6. ncbi The contribution of occupational risks to the global burden of disease: summary and next steps
    Marilyn Fingerhut
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Room 715H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201, USA
    Med Lav 97:313-21. 2006
  7. ncbi History and evolution of control banding: a review
    David M Zalk
    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
    J Occup Environ Hyg 5:330-46. 2008
  8. ncbi The global burden of non-malignant respiratory disease due to occupational airborne exposures
    Timothy Driscoll
    ELMATOM Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia
    Am J Ind Med 48:432-45. 2005
  9. ncbi The cost effectiveness of occupational health interventions: prevention of silicosis
    Supriya Lahiri
    Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, USA
    Am J Ind Med 48:503-14. 2005

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi The global burden of selected occupational diseases and injury risks: Methodology and summary
    Deborah Imel Nelson
    Protection of the Human Environment, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
    Am J Ind Med 48:400-18. 2005
    ..To better advise policy makers, we assessed the global burden of disease and injury due to selected occupational hazards. This article presents an overview, and describes the methodology employed in the companion studies...
  2. ncbi The global burden of occupational noise-induced hearing loss
    Deborah Imel Nelson
    Occupational and Environmental Health Unit, Protection of the Human Environment, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
    Am J Ind Med 48:446-58. 2005
    ..Excessive noise is a global occupational health hazard with considerable social and physiological impacts, including noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). This paper describes the worldwide morbidity of occupational NIHL in the year 2000...
  3. ncbi The global burden of disease due to occupational carcinogens
    Timothy Driscoll
    ELMATOM Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia
    Am J Ind Med 48:419-31. 2005
    ..Cases reported in the year 2000 that resulted from relevant past and current exposures are assessed...
  4. ncbi Estimating the global burden of low back pain attributable to combined occupational exposures
    Laura Punnett
    Department of Work Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, USA
    Am J Ind Med 48:459-69. 2005
    ..There is little information about the global burden of non-traumatic low back pain (LBP) attributable to the effects of physical and psychosocial occupational stressors...
  5. ncbi The global burden due to occupational injury
    Marisol Concha-Barrientos
    Asociación Chilena de Seguridad, Av Vicuña Mackenna, Santiago, Chile
    Am J Ind Med 48:470-81. 2005
    ..We estimate the global burden of fatal and non-fatal unintentional occupational injuries for the year 2000...
  6. ncbi The contribution of occupational risks to the global burden of disease: summary and next steps
    Marilyn Fingerhut
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Room 715H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201, USA
    Med Lav 97:313-21. 2006
    ..This article summarizes findings of the WHO CRA project, presents the estimates of the International Labor Organization (ILO) for total deaths due to workplace risks, and calls for action...
  7. ncbi History and evolution of control banding: a review
    David M Zalk
    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
    J Occup Environ Hyg 5:330-46. 2008
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  8. ncbi The global burden of non-malignant respiratory disease due to occupational airborne exposures
    Timothy Driscoll
    ELMATOM Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia
    Am J Ind Med 48:432-45. 2005
    ..We describe the worldwide mortality and morbidity from asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and pneumoconioses arising from these occupational exposure and focus on cases reported in the year 2000...
  9. ncbi The cost effectiveness of occupational health interventions: prevention of silicosis
    Supriya Lahiri
    Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, USA
    Am J Ind Med 48:503-14. 2005
    ..In this paper, we present an analysis of the cost effectiveness of alternative means of preventing silicosis...